Rome’s first female mayor, Virginia Raggi, is under investigation over the appointment of the brother of her former right-hand man, currently in custody suspected of corruption.<br /><br /> Raggi, 38, of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, is being probed for abuse of office and false testimony. <br /><br /> She said on Facebook that she had received a subpoena related to the nomination of the brother of jailed Raffaele Marra as city tourism boss, a post he was later removed from.<br /><br /> “I’m very serene and I have full confidence in the judiciary, as always,” she wrote.<br /><br /> Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi receives a summons from city prosecutors over a staff appointment https://t.co/uPOjn6ypNM pic.twitter.com/vIjCCmRSkc— Bloomberg (@business) 25 janvier 2017<br /><br /> Raggi’s woes have made headlines in Italy where 5-Star, the country’s largest opposition group, presents itself as squeaky-clean, compared to traditional parties, which have been dogged by corruption for decades.<br /><br /> Raffaele Marra, former head of personnel at city hall, was arrested in December on suspicion of corruption linked to a real estate deal in 2013. He denies any wrongdoing.<br /><br /> Raggi was elected by a landslide last year after pledging to crack down on rampant corruption.<br /><br /> But almost from the start her administration has been beset by problems.<br /><br /> Nonetheless, opinion polls suggest 5-Star might beat the ruling centre-left Democratic Party (PD) at Italy’s next general election, which is due by early 2018.<br />
